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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2021
Applicant:

Gantri, Inc., San Leandro, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christianna Elizabeth Taylor, Oakland, CA (US);

Yi Yang, San Francisco, CA (US);

Puneet Bhumipal Jhaveri, Burlingame, CA (US);

Noah Benjamin Novik Katz, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jason Reyes Cortella, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Gantri, Inc., San Leandro, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/236 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/232 (2017.01); B29C 64/241 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/241 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/232 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

Disclosed are cylindrical-coordinate 3D printers and methods of 3D printing. In one embodiment, the cylindrical-coordinate 3D printer can comprise a printbed, a rotatable printbed support assembly, a vertically translatable base plate supporting the printbed support assembly, four rail segments aligned radially with the printbed support assembly, and four gantry carriers configured to carry or support four printheads. The gantry carriers can be moveable along the rail segments. The four gantry carriers can be moved simultaneously.


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